Do you have a passion for working with young children? Are youinterested in supporting children and theirparents in their child's early stages of development? Are you great atinteracting with parent/carers andcoming up with different and innovative ways to support children's developmentand increase parent's confidence? Have you been working in Early years for a while and lookingto take the next step?Then we have the perfect opportunity for you in ourEarly Years Team at Sandwell Family Hubs As Early years senior you will have the opportunity tosupport and line manage team members alongside delivering Early years sessions.This role will be hub and community based ensuring that our support reacheschildren and their families in the place where they are most comfortable. This role is based in Sandwell and requirestheflexibility to work across Sandwell. As part of the role you will beneeded to support sessions on an evening and weekend as and when required. We are looking to appoint an experienced Practitioner withthe experience of line management roles and responsibilities. To find out moreabout the role please read the attached additional information and don't forgetto explore in your application how you can meet/have experience as the postrequires. Although this contract has a permanent status, please beaware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31 March 2026 andtherefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to aredundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. This contract is due to expire on 31 March 2026. When completingyour application please refer to yourskills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, JobDescription and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should bedone with an understanding of the context of the service described. Please note due to the high volume of applications for someposts this advert might close before the displayed closing date. Pay & Reward Framework We know that our colleagues go above and beyond indelivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can onlyrealise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks tothe talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach topay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which wasrolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a partof our People &Culture Strategy. Itwill assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in theircolleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes ofprogression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, ourapproach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point ofthe pay band this ensures that pay steps are available to reward ourcolleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment toour values and behaviours.More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. Benefits Workplace Offer: What it means for you The world of work has changed. We areunderstanding ofwhat works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look toembrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based ontrust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer meansdifferent things to different people, and we encourage those conversations.This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at oneof our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements. Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options Service related sick pay from day 1 Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension Cycle2work scheme Interest free season ticket loans Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal 20% discount at Barnardo's stores Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer T&C's apply based on contract About Barnardo's We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently under represented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. ADZN1_UKTJ